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<br />Executive Summary <br />The Wellhead and Source Water Protection Plan (the Plan) for the City of Ramsey (the City) addresses the <br />eight municipal water supply wells operated by the City. previous Wellhead Protection Plan was <br />approved by the Minnesota Department of Health in 2010. This Plan amendment was prepared in <br />accordance with the applicable portions of the State of Minnesota Wellhead Protection Rules (Minnesota <br />Rules 4720.5100 through 4720.5590) due to the age of the Plan. <br />The City is a member of the Anoka County Municipal Wellhead Protection Group (ACMWPG). As such, the <br />City has the opportunity to work with surrounding communities and Anoka County to protect the source <br />water aquifer, when mutually beneficial. <br />The municipal water supply system includes eight municipal water supply wells: Wells 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, <br />7, and 8. Wells 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are used as primary water supply wells. Well 2 is used as a seasonal <br />well on an as needed basis to meet peak demands. All eight wells pump from the Tunnel City Group- <br />Wonewoc Sandstone aquifer. In accordance with Minnesota Rules 4720.5550, Ramsey Wells 6 and 7 are <br />classified as not vulnerable to contamination from the surface while wells 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8are classified <br />as vulnerable to contamination. <br />This Plan amendment consists of two parts. In Part 1 of the Plan amendment, wellhead protection areas <br />(WHPAs) for the water supply wells were delineated as were the associated drinking water supply <br />management areas (DWSMAs). Two DWSMAs were delineated for Ramsey. These DWSMAs encompass <br />the WHPAs for the following Ramsey water supply wells: <br />East Wells 1 and 2 <br /> <br />West Wells 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 <br /> <br />As shown on Figure 1, the West DWSMA is contained entirely within the Ramsey city limits. A portion of <br />the East DWSMA extends into the city of Anoka. The vulnerability of the source water aquifer in the <br />WSMAs <br />The Part 1 WHPPamendment was approved by the Minnesota <br />Department of Health in January 2019. A public information meeting on the Part 1 WHPP amendment was <br />held on March 19, 2019. <br />This document comprises Part 2 of the Plan amendment and includes the following information: <br />A review of data elements identified by the Minnesota Department of Health as applicable to the <br /> <br />DWSMAs. <br />Results of an inventory of potential contaminant sources within the DWSMAs. <br /> <br />A review of changes, issues, problems, and opportunities related to the public water supply and <br /> <br />the identified potential contaminant sources. <br />A discussion of potential contaminant source management strategies and the goals, objectives, <br /> <br />and action plans associated with these management strategies. <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />